9.1.45
Mīmāṃsā Sūtra / Adhyāya 9 / 9.1.45
लिङ्गविशेषनिर्देशात् समानविधानेष्वप्राप्ता सारस्वती स्त्रीत्वात्
liṅgaviśeṣanirdeśāt samānavidhāneṣv aprāptā sārasvatī strītvāt
The line
Because of a compound: a mark, a difference, and a statement of what the rule is, a compound: the same, vidhā (विधा), and neṣva (नेष्व), what does not already follow, sārasvata (सारस्वत), because of strītva (स्त्रीत्व).
Where it sits
In Mīmāṃsā (मीमांसा) Sūtra (सूत्र), adhyāya (अध्याय) 9. Ūha (ऊह): adapting mantras and details when they are transferred. The words of this line are the ones to keep. A shorter line after this one may leave them unsaid.
Split: liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) + samāna-vidhā-neṣva (समान-विधा-नेष्व) + aprāptā (अप्राप्ता) + sārasvatī (सारस्वती) + strītvāt (स्त्रीत्वात्)
Sanskrit, in depth
The words
| Word | Grammar | Sense |
|---|---|---|
| liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) | ablative singular | a compound: a mark, a difference, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end |
| samāna-vidhā-neṣva (समान-विधा-नेष्व) | a compound, the ending is on the last member | a compound: the same, vidhā (विधा), and neṣva (नेष्व). Read it from the end |
| aprāptā (अप्राप्ता) | nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular | what does not already follow |
| sārasvatī (सारस्वती) | nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine | sārasvata (सारस्वत) |
| strītvāt (स्त्रीत्वात्) | ablative singular | strītva (स्त्रीत्व) |
The phrases
liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) is a compound: a mark, a difference, and a statement of what the rule is. Read it from the end. It stands as ablative singular. samāna-vidhā-neṣva (समान-विधा-नेष्व) is a compound: the same, vidhā (विधा), and neṣva (नेष्व). Read it from the end. It stands as a compound, the ending is on the last member. aprāptā (अप्राप्ता) is what does not already follow. It stands as nominative singular, feminine, or instrumental singular.
sārasvatī (सारस्वती) is sārasvata (सारस्वत). It stands as nominative or accusative dual, feminine, or nominative singular, feminine. strītvāt (स्त्रीत्वात्) is strītva (स्त्रीत्व). It stands as ablative singular.
Sanskrit in this line
liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) is one compound. The hyphen is a teaching mark. Only the last member wears the case.
Say it back
Cover the English. Gloss liṅga-viśeṣa-nirdeśāt (लिङ्ग-विशेष-निर्देशात्) and samāna-vidhā-neṣva (समान-विधा-नेष्व).